FromProto-Bantu*njókà.
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together withkĩhaato,mbembe,kiugo, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group includingbũrũri (pl.mabũrũri),ikara,ikinya,itimũ,kanitha (pl.makanitha),kiugo,kĩhaato,maguta,mũgeka,mũkonyo,mũrata,mwana,mbembe,mbũri,nyaga,riitho,riũa,rũrĩmĩ (pl.nĩmĩ),ũhoro (pl.mohoro), and so on.[1]
nyoka class9/10 (pluralnyoka)
- snake
- “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964).Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Borrowed fromSwahilinyoka.
nyoka class9 (pluralnyoka class10,colloquial pluralbanyoka class2)
- snake
nyoka
- snake
nyoka
- snake
FromProto-Bantu*njókà.
nyoka class9 (pluralnyoka)
- snake
FromProto-Bantu*njókà.
nyóká class9 (pluralnyóká class10)
- snake
nyokaInherited fromProto-Bantu*njókà.
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/
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nyoka classIX (pluralnyoka classX)
- snake
- worm
- (Chinese zodiac signs)alamazaunajimuwaKichina; panya(“rat”),ng'ombe(“ox”),chui milia(“tiger”)orbabara,sungura(“rabbit”),dragoni(“dragon”),nyoka(“snake”),farasi(“horse”),mbuzi(“goat”),kima(“monkey”),jogoo(“rooster”)orjimbi,mbwa(“dog”),nguruwe(“pig”)(Category:sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]
FromProto-Bantu*njókà.
nyoka class9 (pluraltinyoka class10)
- snake
FromProto-Bantu*njókà.
nyoka
- snake
